The Original Starter Pokemon, Bickering Over Being Chosen

If (most) Pokemon could talk, I imagine that the start of all games would go down a little like this video by Shippiddge. Lobbying, arguing, childish fights, silliness—all so that you’ll pick one specific Pokemon over the other one. Charmander all the way, FYI. I’m a fire Pokemon kind of woman. The rock gym is…

The Galaxy Is Saved! Now Clean Up All The Leftover Gore.

If you’ve played a “gritty” or “mature” video game over the last ten years, chance are you’ve splattered some blood and viscera all over the insides of a spaceship or two. In the words of your mom: Who is going to clean this mess up? You are, as it turns out. In the newly released…

‘It’s basically the Dark Souls of heist games.’

This has got to be the year of the heist video game. See Monaco. See the new Sly Cooper. See the Big New Focus of Grand Theft Auto V. See the fascinating, upcoming Payday 2. Yes, fascinating. I saw Payday 2 nearly a month ago, back at E3. It probably shouldn’t have taken me a…

The Kickstarted game Wasteland 2 now has a publisher—Deep Silver, who will distribute the game but concede all creative control to the developers at inXile, according to inXile

Does Animal Crossing ‘Promote Otaku Citizenship?’

That’s the question explored in this week’s PBS Idea Channel video. Now, I’ve been writing on the internet long enough to know that otaku is Internet Dynamite. Like “dubstep” and “roguelike,” it’s a word that you can’t even say without making hundreds of people break their keyboards typing apoplectic comments. That said, I thought this…

The Moneysaver: Infinite $24, Tomb Raider $15, Humble Weekly

Far from the madding and expensive crowd. Yes, today is in fact the Steam Summer Sale, and you can click right here for our coverage. That out of the way, we’ve got lots of great deals for you in today’s post, including a new Humble Weekly Sale, $24 Bioshock Infinite, and $15 Tomb Raider. Enjoy…

By the way! I still haven’t unlocked the QR reader in the game (I can sense I’m almost there; they’re being very friendly to me in the pattern shop), but if you have, here’s a QR code for the Kotaku logo. Which I fully plan to make my town flag, or at least to hang…

Let’s Be Real About Our Unplayed Steam Games

Look, I know how easy it is to buy something on sale. There’s probably nothing I can say that will stop you from indulging in the yearly Steam summer sale. Still, I find that sale time is a good time to reflect on my PC gaming library—specifically, the tons of games I haven’t played yet.…

Anonymous Person Posts $500k Bail For Jailed League of Legends Player

An “anonymous good Samaritan” has donated $500,000 to the family of jailed League of Legends player Justin Carter in order to help them post bail, reports MSNBC Carter, who was arrested for a Facebook comment in which he said he would “shoot up a kindergarten,” has been in jail for almost four months. “Oh yeah,…

If The Last Of Us Was A Live-Action Movie, This Would Be Its Trailer

We’ve all played with the idea of imagining Naughty Dog’s terrific The Last of Us as a feature film. YouTuber bloodrunsclear ran with the idea and edited scenes from dozens of movies together into a very emotional trailer. The result is actually really close to the real The Last of Us experience. Watch carefully, because…

WHAT IS THIS HORSESHIT.

Today Is Suikoden Day

Really, every day should be Suikoden day, but this is the actual one. Allow me to explain: the wonderful Suikoden Revival Movement, a group dedicated to trying to revive Konami’s equally-wonderful RPG series, has declared today “Suikoden Day”—a festive occasion created to celebrate all things Suikoden Fans are posting all sorts of neat stuff on…

Eidos Disables Your Guns in iOS Deus Ex, If Your Device is Jailbroken

Released yesterday for iOS Deus Ex: The Fallis all about giving the player options, unless that player is attempting to run the game on a jailbroken iPhone or iPad, in which case it removes one of the most important abilities in the game — pulling the trigger. Encountered by Redditor KipEnyan and verified by several…

Dear Jay Leno: Stop Making Video Game Jokes

Please. Stop. You’re killing us, man. (Clip via last night’s Tonight Show, GIF source here) To contact the author of this post, write to [email protected] or find him on Twitter @papapishu

The League of Legends season 3 world championship is happening at the Staples Center on October 4th. The competition has a $2 million prize pool. Tickets, along with more details, here.

Moneysaver: Best And Worst Of The Steam Summer Sale [Updated 10am]

The biggest sale of the year is here, but is it the best? Join us as we wade through the laundry list of discounts to surface your best bets, and condemn bad deals in the process. We will continue to update, so check back often. Click here for today’s regular Moneysaver Current set of voting…

Steam Summer Sale Starts Now

Get your credit card ready: the biggest sale of the year has begun. Valve’s annual Steam Summer Sale has just started, and it includes deals on BioShock Infinite, Left 4 Dead 2, and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, among many other games. The sale will go from July 11 to July 22, and as usual,…

Of the many small touches I enjoy about Animal Crossing, one of my favorites is how, when you catch a particularly rare creature, your character FREAKS OUT and says OHMIGOSH or WHOA. At night, when I’m farming for beetles, I live for that WHOA that accompanies a gold or giant stag.

Tokyo Jungle Mobile Will Teach You About Evolution. Sort Of.

This game has taught me two things: Don’t turn your back on tiny, hungry dogs, and I really need to play the original Tokyo Jungle. Watch the video above where I try and explain the intricacies of evolution while slaughtering baby chicks. Tokyo Jungle Mobile was developed by Playstation C.A.M.P. and Cripsy’s! It is available…

A Few Enlightening Minutes with Rogue Legacy

Perhaps I’m speaking for myself but I’m pretty sure we’ve all enjoyed slicing up furniture with an over-sized novelty sword, I hear it’s one of the world’s favourite pastimes. Luckily now there’s the Rogue-like Rogue Legacy to scratch that overly specific itch. If you haven’t caused any destruction in a while then you should probably…